Baby shoe



Oct. 14, 1930.

L; J. GOLDEN BABY SHOE Filed May 13, 1929 ly assumes either a lying orsitting When in either out struct an infant shoe in also-at the portion Patented Oct. 14, 1930 PA ENT OFFICE LOUILS' J. GOLDEN, or HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Y BABY SHOE Application filed May 13,

The invention relates to shoes, and more particularly to the class of baby or'infaut shoes. I

Before an infant begins to walk it general position. these positions, it will be be noted thatthe shoes Worn by the infant will have main points of contact with the iufants' loot at the heel portion of the shoe, directly above the ankle, asjwell as at theinst-ep portion of the shoe. Heretoiore, ithasfbeen the practice to cona manner similar to that employed in. the construction of shoes for adults, resulting in comparativelyheavy seam lines, aswell as several plies oi leather at thepoints oi the shoewhere the main conof the iniantocc'ur. as constructed heretofore,

tacts,

hereinabove mentioned, with the foot Thus, the infant shoes,

have been improper and often result ininconvenience and discomfort to the wearer.

It is the main object'of this invention to construct an infant shoe'wherein the objecftions above set forth wlllbe overcome, in

that the shoe WllllllVB no seam lines and only a single ply oi leather at the points where the greatest contact with the shoe o't' thewearer is present.

' "Anotherobject of this invention is to providea shoe of the character described, wherein thejoot of the wearer can be readily and quickly inserted therein andremoved therefrom, and'when secured in place on the ioot will be composed; of few cannot be kicked off or lost therefrom;

, .Another object of this invention is to pro vide a slice of thecharacter described, which i and simple parts which; may, be readily and easily assembled,

on lines convenientlfor low-cost manufacturmg, andwhlchw llbe snug and comfortable,

as well as further providing a shoe having a I neat and attractive. appearance.

.1 further object of this invention to pro vide a shoe of the character described, having ,ahovel and improved design of upper,

*hereby the usual means of fastening the same on the toot, such as buttons, or the like, is: eliminated. i

A still further fobject oii this inventionis 1929. Serial N0. 362,628.

to provide a shoe of the character described, the upper of which may be made up of few and simple parts assembled so as to eliminate the usual tront'medial seam and the heel portion of which may also be made up in such a manner as to eliminate the usual rear medial seam, and which is adapted to be readily and easily placed on the foot of the wearer, and which may be readily and quickly secured on the i0 ot oi thewearer without causing any discomfort to the wearer when so secured.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a shoe of the character described, comprising front and rear uppers, said up pers being connected to each other on the opposite side seam lines attheir lower portions, thereby eliminating the usual front and rear medial seams, the upper portion of said rear upper being inclined rearwardly to more readily accommodate the ankle of the wearer when the latter is in a lying or sitting position.

A 'll further object of this invention is to pro vide a shoe ol the character described, comprising i'ront and rear uppn's, said up pars being connected to each other on opposite side seam lines at their lower portions, the heel portion o i said rear upper being; cut out and closed hya suitably shaped insert secured to said rear upper on opposite side seam lines, whereby the usual rear medial seam is eliminated,

sl ith the foregoing: and other objects in View, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of ctmstruction, arrangements, and combination of parts, hereinafter more fully descrihed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and particularly pointed out in the appended claims; it being; understood that various changes in the "form, proportion, size and minor details oi the structure may be madewithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any oi the advantages oiF-the invention. V

Stated generally, the invention con'ipriscs an infantshoe, the upper of which is made up of fewaud simple parts which, when assembled, form a shoe which is not only snug "i ICU and comfoitable fitting, but also has a very seinbled position,

neat and attractive appearance. The-upper comprises a rear portion having a vertical slit at its lower end for forming when in asout the side edges of which, when in assemled position, extend to a point adjacent the shan portion of the shoe and vamp portion which is secured to said rear portion by'oppositely disposed side seam lines, an upperfront portion which isalso provided withan verted -V-shaped cut-out at the lower portion thereof, and is secured to said vamp portion by substantially horizontally disposed sean lines, an insert for completely closing the frontof said shoe and a rear insert secured to said rear portion on side seam lines for com pletely closing theheel portionof the shoe.

The major portions of said rear and upper front. portionshave their side edges in over lappingrelation and are'provided with suit- I able'fastening means, such as straps, or the v ployed to like, adapted: for pulling the shoe upper snug: 1y, around the ankle of the wearer. to securely lroldgth'e' shoe on the foot, whereby the same may,notbekicked off or lost therefrom..

or .the purpose offacilitating an underin I the accompanying drawin a preferred embodiment:thereof,from an inspection of which, when cons dered in connection with the following descript on, my 1nvent1on, 1t's mode .of constructionyand manyv of its advantages, should be, readily understood and appreciated. -Referring to the drawings, in.

which. similar charactersof;ref erence are emindicate corresponding parts throughoutthe in the front upper portion of the same p Figure 1, is a diagrammatic orplan View for an insert for the vamp portion of the shoe; I

Figure 5, 1s a diagrammaticor plan view for aninsert for the heel portion of the shoe;

' v 'Figure 6,,is a view in perspective of the The said "rear upper completed assembly of the shoe embodying theinvention; Figure 7 is a detail view taken on line 7- 7 of Figure 6.

Referring to the drawings more specifical- 1y by characters of reference, the numeral 10, designates the rear upper, which is formed froma single piece of leather and is provided with slit 11, at the lower portion thereof. 10, is formed to provide the sideedges 12,andloWer-edgesl3,and the substantially rounded-upper edge, as shown in the drawings, for pro. d nea H appear-- ance whenin assembled position. i

an inverted V-shaped cut-V "upper 16, shown 1n the drawlngs, so as to 1g of my invention I have illustrated several figures of the draw Figurel, is a diagrammatic or plan view upper of a shoe enr' per of the Figure 2,10f the drawings, said vamp portion being in a single piece and is sewed to, the lower sideedges 12, of the rear upper 10, on opposite'side seam lines 15, and to the bottom edge of the front upper 16, on the angularly disposed seam lines 17. The front is rounded 'at its top edge, as present a neat appearance whenin assembled position, .and the side edges of said front upper are adapted, when assembled, to overlap the said side edgesofthe rear upper 10, as shown in Figure 6. The lowermost edge of the front upper 16,"is cut substantially straight,

a'nd'the said upper is providedat the lower most portion thereof with a longitudinal slit 18, adapted'to form a cut-out, said 'cutout" extending from-the loweredge of said upperito a point intermediate the ends thereof, as shown in Figure 3. When the said front upper is assembled, the lower-"edges thereof are turned up a slight amount to open up theslitf18', and topermit the said loweredge's to'be sewedftothe vamp por i ti n a g l fi same'lin'es 1'7, as Shown u lgure I r 7 g T0 completely close the front portion of the up er-of. theshoe, an insert 19, is i-'0- vide'd, said insert being cutin the desired shap j, as shown in Figure 4, and issecuied to the vamp portion '14, and front upper 16, on the seam lines 20, ter two sea-m lines extending along the sides of the slit 18, which slit assumes the shape of an inverted V when in assembled position, asclearly shown in Figure 6.' v I 1 The opening of thelshoe because of the slit'lhprovided in the rear upper 10, is adapted tobe closed by insert 23, said insertl'iein g cut in the de sired shape, as shown in Figure 5, and is secured to the rear upper 10,0 1: theseam lines'24 the said seam lines extending along the sides of the slit 11.

formed in the heel portion 21',fand 22, the latwill be noted that' in order to' provide sembled position. This feature of construetionEas'sures a suificient'amountof space for" receiving the heel will also be noted tion of the rear and upwardly,

portion of' the foot. It that the uppermost por upper inclines rearwardly as shown -at ,26,' in Figure 6-.

to prevent the said portion of the rear upanklegof the wearer,

per from binding the when the latter is in a I sitting position; It has'loeen estimated that in order'to give the 'ma ximum amount ofco nfort thisrea'r por not should incliiie rearwardlyl at an angle of approximately twenty-five degrees from the vertical. By constructing the rear portion of the shoe in this manner it is possible for example,

the formation of any 1 more clearly shown at 27, in

front and rear uppers.

"i cal strips to provide for a maximum of comfort to the wearer of the shoe, regardless whether it is in a lying or sitting position.

In order to eliminate any possibility of 'rregularities or rough places in the heel portion of the shoe the insert 23, is stitched to the rear upper 10, in such a manner as to provide a perfectly smooth inner surface at the point of the stitching or seam lines. plished by tapering or beveling the side edges of the cut-out 11, in the rear upper 10, as Figure 7, of the drawings. By reason of this construction a perfectly smooth inner surface is provided at the rear of the shoe. If desired, however, the said insert may upper 10, in the usual and wellknown man-- ner, as even then the heel portion ofthe shoe will still be perfectly smooth, the seam lines 24:, connecting the insert 23, to the rear upper being positioned on side vportions of the heel, the point of main contact still remaining perfectly smooth;

The straps 28, and 29, are provided for securely holding the shoe in place on the foot of the wearer. The upper strap 28, is adapted to extend through a horizontally disposed row ofvertic'al slits 30, provided in both the The lower strap 29, is secured at the rear portion of the shoe by means of the stitching 24, the forward portion of said strap extending through vertiprovided therefor in the ront Suitable fastening means, such as the buckles 31, are provided on said straps 28, and 29, Obviously, any other suitable. fastening means may be employed, such for example, as suitable lacing extending around the ankle portion of the shoe, or thelike. I

It will be noted that the upper of the shoe upper 16.

' is adapted to extend well around the ankle upper,

r,- ofthe wearer and that it may, be secured around the ankle by fastening the ends of the straps 28, and 29. The sides of the shoe itwill be observed, are adapted to fit loosely around the ankle of the wearer, and

1 may be drawn around the ankle to the desired comfort of the wearer.

it will be noted, that the uppermost rear por- In any event,

tion of the upper inclines rearwardly and upwardly so as to eliminate the possibility of any binding eifectjaround the ankle, re-

of what position the wearer may gardless be noted that by the assume It will also above construction the rear, as well as the are elin'nnated, and a front, medial seams as well as comfort very neat and attractive,

- able and snug fitting shoe is obtained. Also, because of the peculiar side construction of the upper, the foot of the wearer can be readily and easily inserted therein and removed therefrom, and when secured in place on the notedthat the usual button Thismay be accom-' be stitched to the rear therein,

foot cannot be kicked off or lost therefrom, because of the fastening means around the ankle portion of the shoe. It will also be and button-hole fastening meansare eliminated, whereby a much simpler and economical construction is obtained. 4 P i The essentialnovelty of the construction, as here shown, consists in a peculiar cutting of the parts which go to make up the upper of the shoefor effecting the contour of the front of the-shoe, as well as the heel portion thereof, the said front and heel portions beingcompleted by the inserts 19, and 23. The resulting design is very neat in appearanceand highly meritorious from the standpoint of comfort and utility.

' It is believed that my invention, its mode of construction, and many of its advantages, should be readily understoodfrom the fore going without further description,- and should also be manifest that While a prcferred embodiment of the invention has been shownand described for illustrative purposes the structural details are, capable'of wide variation within the purview of my invention, as defined in the:appemled claims. 1 WVhatI claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent ofthe United States a. Ashoe'of the character described, including front'and rear upper portions and a vamp portion, saidv rear portion'joined to said vamp portion on opposite seam lines, 'saidfront portion'joined to said vamp. portion on angularly disposed seam lines, said 'frontand vamp portions having cut-outs provided therein, said cut-outs forming a front opening, an insertfor closing said opening, slit provided in said rear portion, and an insert for closing the opening formed by said 'last mentioned slit.

2. A shoe of the character described, including front and rear, upper portions and a vamp portion, said rear portion having a slit provided therein at the lower portion thereof, adapted to form a cut-out, said front and vamp portions having cut-outs provided openings and suitable inserts forclosing said openings, all of said parts being joined so as to eliminate any front or rear medial seam lines.

'3. A shoe of the character described, including front and rear upper portions and a vamp portion, said rear portion joined to said vamp portion on opposite seam lines, said front portion being provided with a slit adapted to cut-out at the lower portion thereof, the lowermost edges of said front portion being joined to said vamp portion, a substantially circular cut-out provided in the said vamp portion, an insert joined to said vamp and front portions for closing the said cutouts,

nevertheless, 3

form an lnverted V-shaped and an insert joined to closing said last inenandv a slit adapted to form a substantially inverted V-shaped cut-out beingprovided in said rear portion at' the lower edge thereof, said rear portion a on side seam lines for. tioned cut-out. V o I r i 4. A shoe of the character described, com;-

I prising frontand'rear upper portions and a vamp portion, cut-outs for seeu'i-ingf theshoe in placegon vamp portion, an insert for said frontportion, asecond insert for said ,rear portion, all of said portionsbeing joined together to form a shoeupper having nomedial front or rear seamlines. p H

5.1A shoe of the character described, com-' prising front-and rear upper portions and a provided in said front and vamp portions, said cut-outs forming ,a front opening, an' insert opening, a slitprovided in adapted to form a cutout, an insert for closing said cut-out joinedtosaid rear portion on side seam lines, andnieans for; secur 111g said portions together, whereby the neces-,

sity. for front ated. I i r 6. A shoe of the character described, coinprisingrear and frontupper portions and a vamp portion, out-outs provided in saidffront and vamp portions, said cut-outs forming a and, rear medial lines is obvifront opening at the ;-instep"portion of the shoe; an insert :forclosing said -;front opens ing, a slitiprovided inthe rear upper portion 'at the lower-edge thereof, adapted to form a cut-out, sa-idcut-out forming anopeninig? of theheel portion of thef'shoe, an insert for closing said'opening,said insert being joined to said rear upperon side seam lines-,thepor- $1011 of said rear upper extend ng abovesaid insert y when in assembled position being formedto incline rearWardly" and upwardly,

and fasten-ingmea'ns;adapted to draw thesaid the wearer the foot. In'testi nonyivhereof, I-affixmy. signature.

. LOUIS aeoLnnN, 1

upper portions around the 'ankleof for closing said 1 sa d rear portion, 

